Anger in the Bible: Gleaning Wisdom for Dealing with a Complicated Emotion
Many experiences are common to all people. Under certain circumstances and conditions, we cry, laugh, love, and feel loved, and we feel angry. These experiences won’t all look the same, and we might not describe them in the same way, but they are common to the human condition. Anger is a common emotion that comes up again and again in our daily experiences, so it’s [...]
Why Women Have Affairs and How to Prevent One From Happening
There are many reasons why women have affairs. One of the major contributing factors, however, is an emotional void in their marriage relationship that leads them to look for understanding and validation somewhere else. Common Character Traits of Women Who Have Affairs Women who have affairs tend to be self-focused, impulsive, emotionally immature, insecure, suffer from low self-esteem, and need constant validation and approval. [...]
5 Ways to Show Love to Your Spouse This Week
As newlyweds, it may be easy to show affection to your spouse. Since it is new, love is easier to express to your spouse when you are newly married. This is because the relationship is still new, you are adjusting to each other’s way of life, and you don’t have the time that older relationships have had where betrayal and hurt pile up.However, people in [...]
Offering Grace to Children with ADHD
Grace. It’s a powerful word and one that you should be repeating to yourself over and over again if you’re the parent of children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Every big emotion, forgotten homework assignment, or mess left behind can remind you of your child’s ADHD. These are the things, along with interrupted conversations, excessive talking, and lost socks, that can make you, [...]
Attachment Therapy In Vancouver: The Impact on Work Relationships
Looking for attachment therapy in Vancouver, WA? We can help. You may have a tough relationship with one or both of your parents, but what are your expectations at work? Perhaps work is great. You’ve studied and gotten a degree, figured out what you’re good at, and you know your field well. What could go wrong? No matter how skilled you are at your [...]
Premarital Counseling in Vancouver: Essential Questions to Help You Prepare for Marriage
A wedding day is probably one of the happiest days a person can experience. Weddings have their fair share of stress, especially leading up to the day as the couple plans every detail, negotiates what they can afford, and plans who to invite. Likewise, they begin to understand what being in each other’s lives and families will look like over the long haul. Nonetheless, a [...]
5 Ways Divorced Couples Can Navigate Step-parenting
Divorce weighs heavily on every person involved. This may not be well known to many people because divorce is more common now than at any other time in history. Both children and couples are deeply impacted by divorce. A divorced person who remarries has the extra burden of navigating being a stepparent. Step-parenting can come with its own set of challenges. Couples who don’t [...]
4 Traits of Toxic Couples and Dealing with Toxic Behaviors
Often, couples are presented in television and movies as falling into two extremes – the couple that’s so beautiful together that it’s almost annoying and hard to be around them, and the couple you want to avoid because they are a whirlwind of chaos. In reality, it’s not always that easy to discern which couple is which if you don’t know them well. Some [...]
Is It Possible for Kids to Develop Codependency?
Do you sometimes wonder if your child is too clingy or whether this kind of behavior could turn into codependency in a child? It is easy to become blind to this concern as parents and caregivers because children are made to be dependent on us. As promoters of healthy relationships in all spheres of life, especially in the parent/caregiver-child relationship, we cannot deny that [...]
4 Traits of Toxic Couples and Dealing with Toxic Behaviors
Often, couples are presented in television and movies as falling into two extremes – the couple that’s so beautiful together that it’s almost annoying and hard to be around them, and the couple you want to avoid because they are a whirlwind of chaos. In reality, it’s not always that easy to discern which couple is which if you don’t know them well. Some [...]